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[quote name='rohan' post='247817' date='Jul 25 2008, 01:54 PM']I'm looking at castors for my cab but have no idea where to start.

All I know is that they need to have a single screw hole fixing where the rubber feet already are.

Cheers![/quote]
There's specialist places like www.bluearan.co.uk but you might save some money by looking at somewhere like www.screwfix.com.

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You'll really struggle to find something substantial that has a single screw fixing and it will need to be 'fairly' substantial if you are going to roll a cab along a pavement otherwise the little weedy type of wheels just buckle when they hit the first pavement crack/stone. Just bear in mind that your castor will fix with 4 screws over the top of the existing single screw hole so it should be well covered and not unsightly (it's on the bottom after all). One thing to consider is castors that are removable in case you want the cab coupled to the floor better and/or locking castors so that the cab doesn't trundle off :)

BTW castor or caster?

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Got mine here;

[url="http://www.castors-online.co.uk/?gclid=CPflmLKX25QCFRDklAodRWaJkQ"]http://www.castors-online.co.uk/?gclid=CPf...CFRDklAodRWaJkQ[/url]

Admitedly, they were for a trolley I made for rolling the Trace about on. I certainly wouldn't recommend drilling holes in your cab until you know what's inside, but using sensible short screws should be fine, don't start wacking 3 inch screws in there, there's no need.

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[quote name='rohan' post='247817' date='Jul 25 2008, 01:54 PM']....I'm looking at castors for my cab.... they need to have a single screw hole fixing where the rubber feet already are.[/quote]
In my view the best solution is to get 3" or 80mm castors/wheels attached by a plate and get 2 with brakes. Put the brakes at the front for easy access.
It might be better to get a trolley from Homebase or B&Q.

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